Raven Mask "Hamsiwe" Item Number: E169105-0 from the National Museum of Natural History
Notes
FROM CARD: "ALMOST IDENTICAL TO 169,106. THIS ONE USED IN THE SECOND DANCE. REF: USNM. REPT. 1895, PL. 31, OPP. P. 448." Illustration in USNM Annual Report for 1895 may be viewed online: https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8902641 .Raven Hamat'sa Mask.
Item History
- Made in British Columbia, Canada
- Collected by Dr. Franz Boas in British Columbia, Canada
- Received from Columbia University on February 23, 1895
What
- Name
- Raven Mask "Hamsiwe"
- Identification Number
- E169105-0
- Type of Item
- mask
Who
- Culture
- Kwakiutl (Kwakwaka'wakw) and Nakoaktok
- Field Collector
- Dr. Franz Boas
- Received from
- Columbia University
Where
- Holding Institution
- National Museum of Natural History
- Made in
- British Columbia, Canada
- Collected in
- British Columbia, Canada
When
- Acquisition Date
- on February 23, 1895
Other
- Accession Number
- 029057